Belgium vs Ireland: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.16 Factor of average annual wage against 1.03 Factor of average annual wage in Belgium, a difference of 0.13 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 26th of 29 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 Factor of average annual wage | 1.63 Factor of average annual wage | 0.2879 Factor of average annual wage | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.08 Factor of average annual wage | 1.48 Factor of average annual wage | 0.3989 Factor of average annual wage | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.03 Factor of average annual wage | 1.28 Factor of average annual wage | 0.25 Factor of average annual wage | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.16 Factor of average annual wage against 1.03 Factor of average annual wage in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.13 Factor of average annual wage, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 26th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household